Forensic Mental Health - 9012
Program Summary
Faculty: Faculty of Medicine
Contact: Elizabeth.Kaziro@justicehealth.nsw.gov.au
Campus: Sydney
Career: Postgraduate
Typical Duration: 2 Years
Typical UOC Per Semester: 12
Min UOC Per Semester: 6
Max UOC Per Semester: 27
Min UOC For Award: 48
Information valid for students commencing 2013.
Students who commenced prior to 2013 should go to the Handbook's Previous Editions
Program Description
There is a rapidly growing need for a skilled workforce in forensic mental health in NSW. The Forensic Mental Health Services (criminal aspects) are largely provided for by NSW Justice Health and development of new facilities will require additional suitably qualified staff for the foreseeable future. Forensic Psychiatry private practice provides further opportunities for practitioners. It should be emphasised that the Masters of Forensic Mental Health is not designed to lead to registration as a psychologist in NSW (unlike the Masters of Forensic Psychology offered through the UNSW School of Psychology).
Program Objectives and Graduate Attributes
Program Structure
- PSCY9901 Law and Mental Health (6 UOC)
- PSCY9902 Psychiatry and Criminal Law (6 UOC)
- PSCY9903 Violence (6 UOC)
- PSCY9904 Administration, Inst & Service (6 UOC)
- PHCM9132 Applied Research Methods: PH (6 UOC)
- PHCM9498 Epidemiology and Statistics:PH (6 UOC)
- PHCM9630 Indigenous Health (6 UOC)
- PHCM9781 Evidence-informed Decision-mak (6 UOC)
- PSCY9911 Mental Disorders, Personality (6 UOC)
- PSCY9912 Substance abuse Unusual behavi (6 UOC)
- PSCY9913 Deviant & Criminal Sexual Beha (6 UOC)
- PSCY9914 Families, Children & Adolescen (6 UOC)
- PSCY9915 Civil Law in relation to Psych (6 UOC)
Academic Rules
Fees
Admission Requirements
Contact
Adminstrative Officer
Phone: (02) 8372 3002
Fax: (02) 9344 4151
Email:Elizabeth.Kaziro@justicehealth.nsw.gov.au
Web: http://psych.med.unsw.edu.au/psychweb.nsf/page/FMH
Related Program(s)
5512 Forensic Mental Health
7312 Forensic Mental Health
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